Joe's Crap Shack

[Big Dog]

Red, Velvet and I went to Kansas City for the weekend. I was in the mood for seafood (good idea), and decided to have dinner at Joe's Crab Shack in Olathe (bad idea). Not a lot of options for seafood in Kansas City.

First things first. I am working with a dog in a vest that says "Hearing Dog". Where do they seat us? Right under a ****ing speaker, blaring hip-hop music as loudly as possible. Velvet was out of sorts, and my ****ing hearing aid was crackling like I had my head in a microwave. I couldn't hear a damn thing.

Next, the food. Crab stuffed mushroom appetizer, cold in the middle. Can't trust lukewarm crabmeat, so we didn't eat it. Red ordered the "Maine grill", which was a rubber lobster cut into pieces by Chef Jeffrey Dahmer. Also room temperature. I had "Southern Fried Lobster", which was represented on the menu by large chunks of lobster, lightly breaded. What the hell, it sounded good at the time. What I got was overcooked little Lobster McNuggets- somewhere some very unhappy lobster geldings are crawling on the ocean floor. We each had a drink; I had a Bloody Mary with a crab leg stuck in it, which was the only thing they didn't **** up.

Third, the service. We saw very little of our waitress; the most we saw was when the entire ****ing wait staff danced around for six minutes to some hip-hop remix of the BeeGee's "Stayin' Alive". Stop dancing and bring out our dinner, bitch! No wonder it was room temperature.

At this point, I am dissatisfied enough that they couldn't have put a smile on my face with a free Rolex and a blowjob. But it got worse-

The final insult was the check. Almost eighty dollars, with "Recommended Gratuity" of fifteen bucks printed right on the damn receipt. I don't think so. It was too ****ing loud to talk, so I decided to pay the bill and go.

I made up for the lousy dinner by driving us up to the Plaza for dessert at the Cheesecake Factory. Dessert was as good as dinner was poor.

Summary: I'll not spend another damn dime at a Joe's Crap Shack. Next time we go to Kansas City, we're going to Hereford House. If I'm going to drop $80-100 for dinner, I'm going to enjoy it. Ptooey.

[Chris_]

That sounds pretty lousy.  There's a JCS downtown, but I've never been interested enough to go in and order something.

I went to Olive Garden over the weekend since its the only Italian food my dad's wife will eat.  Lousy, flavorless stuff. 

[ExGeeEye]

Olive Garden

Love their salads and their chicken marsala.

Prefer Carraba's.

[Chris_]

Love their salads and their chicken marsala.

Prefer Carraba's.

The salad was probably the best part.

A friend of my late aunt runs a local Italian place... I don't know why we didn't go there instead. 

[seahorse513]

If you want a good lobstah, you have to come to New England, at Lobstah fest, June??  Clamfest,  Chowdah fest. Want true itlaian?? Noth Boston, the Ilalian district. Better yet, St Anthon'y's festival in August!!

If you go up to Freeport Maine(LLbean Flagship store(go to the firearms section ,and you will be heaven my friend!)!, there is a great seafood restaurant right outside of town, on an inlet, it has awesome seafood!!
You can tell I am a true New Englandah!!

[Big Dog]

If you want a good lobstah, you have to come to New England, at Lobstah fest, June??  Clamfest,  Chowdah fest. Want true itlaian?? Noth Boston, the Ilalian district. Better yet, St Anthon'y's festival in August!!

If you go up to Freeport Maine(LLbean Flagship store(go to the firearms section ,and you will be heaven my friend!)!, there is a great seafood restaurant right outside of town, on an inlet, it has awesome seafood!!
You can tell I am a true New Englandah!!

How many glasses of wine did you have after work?

 

[freedumb2003b]

Remember the old rule: never order seafood from a place if you can't drive to the ocean within a few hours.

My Joes's Crab Shack experiences in Ventura Beach and San Diego were great.

Although, in Southern California, Joe's is looked at like Red Lobster with a slightly better decor (seafood Denny's).  Good for group dinners and a decent default if you don't feel like finding someplace better.

[IassaFTots]

Joes Crab Shack is crap.  I have been there maybe twice.  Over priced crap.

[seahorse513]

How many glasses of wine did you have after work?

 

lol,  We don't pronounce our r's very well!! I was talking to a chap today, who was from the badlands of Texas... His accent was hot!!

[Dori]

You should have complained about your food, and made them take it back and do it right.

[seahorse513]

Joes Crab Shack is crap.  I have been there maybe twice.  Over priced crap.

Iassa, if you ever come up this way, make sure you come and stay with me, and we can go to Portsmouth and go bar hoppin , or old Port...

[Bad Dog]

I love seafood but, their ads always seemed to good to be true.  Thanks for the warning BD.

[IassaFTots]

lol,  We don't pronounce our r's very well!! I was talking to a chap today, who was from the badlands of Texas... His accent was hot!!

We ain't got no badlands down here....all good lands.     I have family in Maine, one of these days I will get back up there, and I will give you a holler when I do. 

[BattleHymn]

Remember the old rule: never order seafood from a place if you can't drive to the ocean within a few hours.

I have a friend that runs a sushi restaurant in Missouri.  He airs in almost everything.  Of course, you pay for that with his prices, too. 

[Texacon]

I absolutely despise Joe's Crab Shack. WAY too loud all the time. Took my folks to one in Spring and the dumb ass running the 'show' stood behind our table with a freaking megaphone trying to sell shirts. I asked him to move nicely and he announced, via megaphone, he wasn't stopping until he sold 5 shirts.

I almost punched him in the face. I figured it would be better to get the manager who ended up shutting him down.

KC

[Chris_]

I absolutely despise Joe's Crab Shack. WAY too loud all the time. Took my folks to one in Spring and the dumb ass running the 'show' stood behind our table with a freaking megaphone trying to sell shirts. I asked him to move nicely and he announced, via megaphone, he wasn't stopping until he sold 5 shirts.

I almost punched him in the face. I figured it would be better to get the manager who ended up shutting him down.

KC

Taser to the balls.

Is that what happens there?  You'd be better off going to Hooters.

[ColonelCarrots]

lol,  We don't pronounce our r's very well!! I was talking to a chap today, who was from the badlands of Texas... His accent was hot!!

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[RobJohnson]

That sounds pretty lousy.  There's a JCS downtown, but I've never been interested enough to go in and order something.

I went to Olive Garden over the weekend since its the only Italian food my dad's wife will eat.  Lousy, flavorless stuff. 

Women seem to love Olive Garden. I have had about as many good meals there as bad. I must admit the couple times I ate at one in Las Vegas it was pretty good. I went for lunch.

I think back in the Midwest I started to resent going as that is where "she" always wanted to go. Crazy ****ing bitch.  If you eat enough breadsticks and salad with dinner at least you do not leave hungry after you spend almost $50.

[RobJohnson]

At this point, I am dissatisfied enough that they couldn't have put a smile on my face with a free Rolex and a blowjob.

 

Sorry you had a bad meal. I know my father had difficulties hearing when there was a lot of background noise, I can definitely empathize with that.

I've ate a Joe's a few times in Ventura, CA with a great water view. The food and service has always been great. My opinion could be a little biased as the waitress is a "friend." At that particular restaurant it looked like there was quite a lot of team work and everyone was pitching in to help each other get the food out.

The view of the sunsets are incredible there.

[catsmtrods]

If you ever get to Anchorage, AK this is the place to get crab! King crab legs as big as your forearm fill the table for $40!!

Gwennie's

[catsmtrods]

Or in the Outer Banks you can get a cool tee shirt here. I don't like little crabs.

Diry Dicks

[Gina]

Red, Velvet and I went to Kansas City for the weekend. I was in the mood for seafood (good idea), and decided to have dinner at Joe's Crab Shack in Olathe (bad idea). Not a lot of options for seafood in Kansas City.

First things first. I am working with a dog in a vest that says "Hearing Dog". Where do they seat us? Right under a ****ing speaker, blaring hip-hop music as loudly as possible. Velvet was out of sorts, and my ****ing hearing aid was crackling like I had my head in a microwave. I couldn't hear a damn thing.

Next, the food. Crab stuffed mushroom appetizer, cold in the middle. Can't trust lukewarm crabmeat, so we didn't eat it. Red ordered the "Maine grill", which was a rubber lobster cut into pieces by Chef Jeffrey Dahmer. Also room temperature. I had "Southern Fried Lobster", which was represented on the menu by large chunks of lobster, lightly breaded. What the hell, it sounded good at the time. What I got was overcooked little Lobster McNuggets- somewhere some very unhappy lobster geldings are crawling on the ocean floor. We each had a drink; I had a Bloody Mary with a crab leg stuck in it, which was the only thing they didn't **** up.

Third, the service. We saw very little of our waitress; the most we saw was when the entire ****ing wait staff danced around for six minutes to some hip-hop remix of the BeeGee's "Stayin' Alive". Stop dancing and bring out our dinner, bitch! No wonder it was room temperature.

At this point, I am dissatisfied enough that they couldn't have put a smile on my face with a free Rolex and a blowjob. But it got worse-

The final insult was the check. Almost eighty dollars, with "Recommended Gratuity" of fifteen bucks printed right on the damn receipt. I don't think so. It was too ****ing loud to talk, so I decided to pay the bill and go.

I made up for the lousy dinner by driving us up to the Plaza for dessert at the Cheesecake Factory. Dessert was as good as dinner was poor.

Summary: I'll not spend another damn dime at a Joe's Crap Shack. Next time we go to Kansas City, we're going to Hereford House. If I'm going to drop $80-100 for dinner, I'm going to enjoy it. Ptooey.

Had this exact same experience.  Captain D's would have looked down their noses at Joes.  It sucks.

[NHSparky]

Haven't been to a Joe's in nearly 10 years, and then only because my mother was visiting from Colorado and wanted crab legs.

Me, I'd have said, "Hey, these are cold, could you put them back in the microwave for another 30 seconds?"

There's a very good reason there are NO Red Lobsters, Joe's, etc. anywhere near me.  I made the mistake of doing the Olive Garden in Portsmouth ONCE.  Never again.

Chain places are for people who either can't get decent food or don't know what it is in the first place. 

[njpines]

My favorite seafood place -- comes right off the boats (Cape May, NJ):









Eat on the dock or inside (we always eat on the dock). They also have an amazing fish market inside.

[seahorse513]

Haven't been to a Joe's in nearly 10 years, and then only because my mother was visiting from Colorado and wanted crab legs.

Me, I'd have said, "Hey, these are cold, could you put them back in the microwave for another 30 seconds?"

There's a very good reason there are NO Red Lobsters, Joe's, etc. anywhere near me.  I made the mistake of doing the Olive Garden in Portsmouth ONCE.  Never again.

Chain places are for people who either can't get decent food or don't know what it is in the first place. 

Sparky, Have you been to any of the seafood places around here?

some recommendations:
The Beach Plum
Ice House-New Castle
Wentworth -by-the-Sea just opened a new restaurant within the hotel, which has had great reviews
Bg's Boat House-New Castle
Rays Seafood rt 1a and the new one on rt 1 on the North Hampton/ Rye line(this one is literally across the street,from me, used to be the Abercrombie and Finch)
Petey's on 1a
All these are within 20 minutes max of where I live.